2016 National TERO Convention Timeline July 28th - Thursday

Board Travel Day

July 29th - Friday

TBD

BOARD MEETING

July 30th - Saturday

TBD

BOARD MEETING

July 31st – Sunday

9am

GOLF TOURNAMENT

August 1st – Monday

TBD

FUN RUN/WALK

TBD

CANOE RIDES

5-8pm

REGISTRATION/CONFERENCE

8:30am

1ST GENERAL SESSION

12pm

Luncheon

1:30pm

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

5:30pm

WELCOME FEAST – HONORING NIGHT

August 2nd – Tuesday 8:30am

2ND GENERAL SESSION – AGENDA

12pm

Luncheon

6pm August 3rd – Wednesday

AWARDS BANQUET 8:30am

12pm 1:00pm

3RD GENERAL SESSION CONFERENCE ENDS

BOARD MEETING - CLOSE OUT

Council for Tribal Employment Rights

2016 NATIONAL TERO CONVENTION Bellingham, Washington August 1 - 3, 2016

SOVEREIGNTY, GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP, Encompassing Jobs, Training, Career Opportunities, Changing Lives.

Program Agenda SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 5:00PM-8:00PM

Convention Registration, CTER Staff

MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2016 7:00AM

Convention Registration, CTER Staff

7:00AM

Continental Breakfast: Hosted by: To Be Announced

8:30AM

1st GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Moderators, Lee Adolph and Kelsey Packineau Posting of Colors: American Legion Lummi Post 33 Color Guard Invocation by: Chief Bill James Convention Welcome: CTER Chairperson & CTER Board of Directors Official Welcome: The Honorable Tim Ballew, Chairman, Lummi Nation Welcome to Bellingham, City of Bellingham Welcome to The Silver Reef Casino & Hotel; Lynne Dibley

9:30AM

Opening Remarks/Convention Theme – Lee Adolph, President of CTER Historic Perspective of CTER – John Navarro and Conrad Edwards, Co-Founders of CTER

10:00AM

Dan Press, CTER General Council

Tribes as “Governments”

10:30AM

Mike Baldonado, CTER Consulting Attorney

11:00AM

Norm Dicks, United States Congressman, Retired

11:30AM

Brian Cladoosby , President National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)

12:00PM

016 ITCHE SHIKAAKE SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON, Host TBA Welcome Remarks: Scholarship Awards Presentation: Larry Jordan, Scholarship Committee Dan Press, CTER General Council

1:30PM

BREAKOUT GROUPS (Concurrent Sessions) Work Group 1 – TERO 101 Kimberly Turnipseed Work Group 2 – TERO Commission Training Randell Minthorn Work Group 3 – Tribal Leaders Kelsey Packineau Work Group 4 – TOSHA Ricky Edmo Work Group 5 – TribeVue Tribal Management Systems by Tribal D, Inc. Work Group 6 – Brekford Cameras: Traffic Safety/ Video TERO Compliance.

2:45pm

BREAK (15 Minutes)

3:00pm

BREAKOUT GROUPS (Concurrent Sessions) Work Group 1 – TERO Compliance Officer Training; Kimberly Turnipseed Work Group 2 – TERO Commissioner Training; Randell Minthorn Work Group 3 – Tribal Leaders; Kelsey Packineau Work Group 4 – TOSHA; Ricky Edmo Work Group 5 – TribeVue Tribal Management Systems by Tribal D Inc. Work Group 6 – Brekford Cameras: Traffic Safety/ Video TERO Compliance.

4:30

BREAK

5:30pm

WELCOME FEAST & HONORING CEREMONY, Hosted by Lummi Nation Grand Entry – Posting of Colors American Legion Lummi Post 33 Color Guard Singers: Host Drum Lummi Nation Feast & Dinner Blessing: Lummi Nation Spiritual Leader Host Tribe Welcome: The Honorable ----- Lummi Nation Tribal Leader CTER Welcome & Introduction: CTER Chairperson & CTER Board of Directors Welcome Feast: Hosted by Lummi Nation TERO Memorial & Honoring Ceremony: Lee Adolph, President CTER Honor Song: Host Drum Lummi Nation

8:30PM

Retire Colors & Close of Evening - American Legion Lummi Post 33 Color Guard

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 7:30am

Convention Registration

7:30am

Continental Breakfast; Host TBA

8:30am

2nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Moderators, Lee Adolph and Kelsey Packineau Invocation, Lummi Nation Spiritual Leader Announcements, CTER Chairperson & CTER Board of Directors

9:30am

KEYNOTE – Feature Speakers The Honorable: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. U.S Dept. of Labor (invited) The Honorable: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (invited) The Honorable: Leroy Not Afraid. Chief Judge for the Crow Tribe Judicial Branch The Honorable: TBA The Honorable TBA The Partnership: Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S Dept. of Labor

12:00PM

LUNCH on Your Own

1:30pm

BREAKOUT GROUPS (Concurrent Sessions) Work Group 1 - Partnerships with UNIONS Work Group 2 – Crow Nation TERO / working with Tribal College. Work Group 3 – U.S Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour (L&I) Work Group 4 -Relicensing Program, Lummi TERO Work Group 5 – PENTA Group Presentation Work Group 6 – Apprenticeship Presentation (PNWR)

2:45PM

BREAK (15 Minutes)

3:00PM

WORKGROUPS: Work Group 1 – Partnerships with UNIONS. Work Group 2 – Crow Nation TERO / working with Tribal College. Work Group 3 – U.S Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour. (L&I) Work Group 4 – Relicensing Program, Lummi TERO Work Group 5 – PENTA Group Presentation Work Group 6 - Apprenticeship Presentation (PNWR)

4:30PM

Regional Breakout Meetings

5:30PM

BREAK

6:00PM

Evening Program Convention Banquet, Hosted by Puyallup Posting of Colors: American Legion Lummi Post 33 Color Guard Invocation: Hutch Noline CTER Board of Directors, Southwest Region Sponsor Remarks: Puyallup Tribe of Indians

Hosting Region Remarks: Brian Porter Chairman, Pacific Northwest Region President’s Remarks Lee Adolph KEYNOTE ADDRESS: John MacClain

Chief Operating Officer 12 Tribes Casino

Awards Ceremony, Moderator: President – CTER Board of Directors 2016 CTER Convention Awards/Recognition 1. 2.

Fun Walk/Fun Run Golf Tournament

Outstanding TERO Awards 1.

TERO Program of the Year

2.

TERO Staff/Commission of the Year

3.

TERO

Director of the Year

Special Recognition WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 03, 2016 7:30AM

Continental Breakfast – Host TBA

8:30AM

3rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Moderators, Lee Adolph and Kelsey Packineau INVOCATION: Lummi Nation Spiritual Leader ANNOUNCEMENTS, CTER Chairperson, CTER Board of Director

9:00AM

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: THE HONORABLE: Leland Bill - Yakima Nation Tribal Council THE HONORABLE: Darrin Old Coyote - Crow Nation Executive Branch THE HONORABLE: Henry Cagey - Lummi Indian Business Council THE HONORABLE: TBA

11:00AM

CLOSING STATEMENTS: CTER Chairperson, CTER Board of Director Closing Prayer: Hutch Noline CTER Board of Directors Southwest Region Retire Colors & Convention Adjournment Color Guard American Legion Lummi Post 33.

12:00PM

CONVENTION ADJOURNMENT